"Special Municipality"
Trucks Filled with Police Turned Back by Surreys Between 160 and 180 unarmed "Special Municipality" policemen were prevented from entering the British defence sector on two different occasions yesterday and the four lorries in which they were being conveyed, finally departed in the direction of Hungjao after the matter was amiably settled between Brigade-Major B. H, Ashmore, Mr, Kitioka, Japanese "Adviser to the 'Special' Municipality" and Mr Wang an official of the same administration, The four lorries arrived at the Brenan Road railway crossing shortly before 5 pum, and attempted to pass into the Settlement but were prevented from doing so by the British soldiers on duty at the point who immediately barred the thoroughfare. The trucks then departed only to drive up to the British post at the Great Western Road crossing where their passage was also barred, Brig.-Maj, Ashmore was imme-Giately informed and arrived on the scene a few minutes later. Mr. Kitioka and Mr, Wang arrived at about 7 p.m, and it was pointed out to them that all transports en masse were not admissible unless the consent of the British military authorities had been obtained. The "Special Municipality" officials were informed that on numerous previous occasions it had been pointed out to them that whenever such movements of men were contemplated, permission would have to be obtained, the "North-China Daily News" learned, The discussions were of the friendliest nature and Mr, Kitioka immediately ordered the lorries to return to their bases, No importance whatever is attached to the affair, Washington, Oct, 13.
President Roosevelt today persunally denied that he had received any Proposal for peace from Berlin. He also stated that he had no confirmation of reports that an Italian oil-i|tanker was to be found just off the coasts of Florida, where it supplied stores and fuel to foreign submarines "of a certain nation,"—Havas, Berlin Official Denial Berlin, Oct. 13.
Misinterpretation was responsible for foreign reports that Dr. Otto Dietrich, head of the German Press Section in the Government, had de-slared that only President Roosevelt's intervention could prevent the spread of hostilities, the German official DNB. news agency reported today.
No such appeal to the President of the United States was intended or made by Dr. Dietrich, DJN.B. as-serier, Foreign reports were due to misunderstanding of the German leeder's true statements, which could not be interpreted in the sense given abroad, D.N.B. concluded.
"Britain wants war" the German Government asserted today in a violent diatribe against Mr. Chamberlain and his "war-mongering" Government. The vicious verbal attack was launched in the form of an official declaration criticizing the British Prime Minister's statement in the House of Commons, The Reichs formal reply was drafted in the following terms:
"Premier Chamberlain's address is an unheard-of insult to Germany. By his unbelievable calumnies of the Reich, Chamberlain refuses the hand of peace that the Fuehrer extended io him, refusing to understand the grand action and proposal that the Fuehrer made in the knowledge of his responsibility. While the Fuehrer makes constructive proposals for the establishment of a peaceful Europe, Chamberlain and his clique have chosen war.
"Extermination" Bogey "After this speech by the British Prime Minister, there can no longer be any doubt in the minds of the German people that whatever they may do or say or offer, Chamberlain and his war-mongers of Great Britain are decided to exterminate the German people under hypocritical pretexts.
"Chamberlain's speech reveals the true British war aims; wir against the German people, against the German Reich until their destruction.
"The speech of the British Premier is built on a lie.when he accuses Germany policies of perjury. He forgets that the British Empire is built
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